FAVORITE MOVIES ARE - WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, THE CHOICE, DIRTY DANCING, PRETTY WOMAN, MURPHY'S ROMANCE, THE GREEN MILE, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, WORKING GIRL, YOU'VE GOT MAIL, SECOND HAND LIONS. LOVE SANDRA BULLOCK, SALLY FIELDS AND TOM HANKS AND HARRISON FORD.
MY FAVORITE TV SERIES IS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST STARRING LINDA HAMILTON AND RON PERLMAN. I TRY TO WATCH THE SERIES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR!
MUSIC
MY FAVORITE MUSIC IS COUNTRY. MY ALL TIME FAVORITE IS REBA MCENTIRE. SHE IS THE BEST!
I LOVE TO LISTEN TO JENNIFER NETTLES WITH SUGARLAND, SUCH A UNIQUE VOICE!
TAYLOR SWIFT IS AWESOME!
ALSO LIKE TRISHA YEARWOOD, GARTH BROOKS, MARTINA MCBRIDE, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, BRAD PAISLEY, SARA EVANS, FAITH HILL, RASCAL FLATS AND BROOKS AND DUNN!
I ALSO ENJOY DECLAN GALBRAITH! HE IS SCOTTISH, IRISH AND JUST A KID, BUT A MAGNIFICANT VOICE. I HAVE THREE VIDEOS POSTED OF HIM SINGING! IF YOU HAVE TIME, GIVE A LISTEN TO HIM!
I ALSO LOVE THE OLDIES (50'S AND 60'S) ESPECIALLY BOBBY VINTON, MARTY ROBBINS, BOBBY VEE, PATSY CLINE, OLD BEATLES AND OF COURSE, THE KING, ELVIS!
BOOKS
MY FAVORITE AUTHORS ARE BERTRICE SMALL, EMILY GRAYSON, JAMES MICHAEL PRATT, RICHARD PAUL EVANS AND NICHOLAS SPARK AND OF COURSE, ALL OF THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS!
MY FAVORITE COLORS ARE PURPLE AND GREEN OR PURPLE AND YELLOW. REALLY MAKES FOR PRETTY COLOR COMBINATIONS IF YOU USE THE RIGHT SHADES. I ALSO LIKE BLACK, RED AND GREY.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO MEET MY MOTHER! SHE WAS A WONDERFUL LADY WHO LAUGHED AT EVERYTHING AND MADE YOU LAUGH TOO! NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T MISS HER! SHE TRULY WAS THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE! I LOVE YOU, MAMA!!
(THIS IS MY MOTHER'S FAVORITE DISNEY CHARACTER FROM THE BAMBI MOVIE! HIS NAME IS FLOWER!)
JUST WHEN THE CATERPILLAR THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS OVER, IT BECAME A BUTTERFLY!
ABOUT ME
GOSH, WHAT CAN I TELL YOU ABOUT ME! BORN (1950) AND RAISED IN NEW ALBANY, INDIANA. GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN 1968. MOVED TO FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA IN 1971 AFTER MY HUSBAND GOT OUT OF THE MILITARY! I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND FOR 37 YEARS. WE HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, TESSA AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN - ASHLEY, WHISPER AND JACOB. I HAVE A 7 YEAR OLD PEKINGESE DOG AND HIS NAME IS SPIKE. I AM RETIRED AND LOVE IT! THERE IS NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY FOR ME! I LOVE BEING OUTSIDE IN THE SUMMER AND WORKING IN MY FLOWERS AND I LOVE WORKING WITH MY BEADS AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER TIME. I LOVE TO READ WHEN I GET THE CHANCE AND I LOVE HARRY POTTER TOO! MY VERY BEST FRIEND LIVES IN INDIANA (WE GREW UP TOGETHER AND HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE 1957). HER NAME IS VICKIE. SHE IS THE BEST FRIEND ANYONE CAN HAVE! WE TALK ON THE PHONE EVERY SUNDAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO CATCH UP FOR THE WEEK! HER AND HER HUSBAND DO COME AND VISIT ONCE A YEAR AND WE GO HOME WHEN WE CAN. ANOTHER UPDATE: SPIKE, MY PEKE, DIED FEB 16, 2017, DEAF, BLIND, ARTHRITIS AND OLD AGE!! I REALLY MISS HIM. VERY SPECIAL DOG!!! HUBBY AND I HAVE BECOME GREAT GRAND PARENTS. GWYDION IS 2 YEARS OLD AND THE SECOND IS BEN, DUE TO ARRIVE ANY DAY NOW! EXCITED!
UPDATE: FOUND OUT ON JUNE 6 THAT I HAVE TYPE 2 DIABETES.
DEALING WITH IT ONE DAY AT A TIME!
FOUND OUT IN MAY, 2001 THAT MY HUSBAND HAS HEART DISEASE AND HAS A 4 WAY BYPASS WITH A MITRAVALVE REPLACEMENT. MINOR PROBLEMS BUT DOING WELL!
IN HONOR OF JIM
HE IS ALSO A VIETNAM WAR VETERAN.
MY SISTER IN LAW, PAM, WAS DIAGNOSED IN 2005 WITH MS. SHE IS 41.
IN HONOR OF PAM
RECENTLY FOUND ANOTHER ONE OF MY FRIENDS THAT I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH. HER NAME IS BRENDA AND SHE IS IN BURLESON, TEXAS. SHE IS BATTLING BREAST CANCER!
I LOVE MY BIRDS - I HAVE HUMMINGBIRDS, WOODPECKERS, YELLOW FINCHES, WRENS, CHICKADEES, EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, BLUE JAYS AND DOVES. AND I FEED THEM ALL! AND SQUIRRELS! AND BUTTERFILES AND DRAGONFLIES! AND HUMMINGBIRD MOTHS.
I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS, WHEN THE MOUNTAIN FLOWERS ARE STARTING TO BLOOM OR IN THE FALL WHEN EVERYTHING TURNS COLOR! ESPECIALLY THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY!
TV PROGRAMS I LIKE ARE JERICHO, MEDIUM, THE CLOSER, BIG BANG THEORY, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER AND CRIMINAL MINDS, WINGS AND CHEERS AND MASH. HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT 'FRINGE'? BUT, MY ALL TIME FAVORITE TV PROGRAM IS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (RON PERLMAN AND LINDA HAMILTON)!
WHAT I DON'T LIKE
I DON'T LIKE LOUD, OBNOXIOUS, RUDE NEIGHBORS!
I DON'T LIKE THUMPING MUSIC THAT MAKES MY WINDOWS RATTLE IN THE CAR OR THAT IS SO LOUD YOU CAN'T HEAR YOUR TV! UGH!
HIGH GAS PRICES!
SNOW! YUCK!
CLEANING HOUSE, BUT I DO IT ANYWAY!
COOKING...
I DON'T LIKE THAT THEY TOOK JERICHO OFF OF TV AFTER ONLY A SEASON AND 7 EPISODES. THEY ALWAYS TAKE THE GOOD ONES OFF! NUTS TO THEM.
HOBBIES
I HAVE SEVERAL HOBBIES. MY MAIN HOBBY IS COLLECTING OWLS! I LOVE THEM! I PROBABLY HAVE OVER 1500 IN MY HOUSE - PORCELAIN, STUFFED, STATUES, ETC. MY SECOND HOBBY IS MAKING CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS SUCH AS WREATHS, CANDY CANES, CLOCKS, BASKETS, ANGELS, BRACELETS, CANCER BRACELETS. SALVATION BRACELETS, CHRISTMAS PICKLES AND MY MOST POPULAR, THE CHRISTMAS SPIDER AND MANY, MANY MORE ITEMS OUT OF BEADS. PLEASE SEE MY SLIDE SHOW! I DO A CRAFT SHOW AT THANKSGIVING FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AND REALLY DO WELL. I HAVE OVER 50 ITEMS THAT I MAKE. MY OTHER HOBBY IS MY FLOWERS IN THE SUMMER TIME. AND WE HAVE A 1937 FORD CLUB CABRIOLET THAT WE SHOW (SEE PICTURE IN MY GALLERY).
